Words, Works, and Witness

Behold the Lamb of God - Message 18 - Words, Works, and Witness - John 10:30-42

Outline

I. One – vs. 30
A. One Will – save and preserve the elect – vs. 27-29
B. One Thing, not One Person (substance not identity) (modalism)
C. One Essence – fully Divine, one in substance with the Father – Col. 1:15-20; 2:9; Heb. 1:1-4
D. One = Equal – John 5:17-23

1. In essence (vs. 17-18)
2. In works (vs. 19-20)
3. In power and sovereignty (vs. 21)
4. In judgment (vs. 22)
5. In honor (vs. 23)

II. “You Make Yourself God” – vs. 31-33
A. I Am the Bread of Life – John 6:35
B. I Am the Light of the World – John 8:12
C. I Am, before Abraham Was – John 8:58
D. I Am the Door – John 10:7-9
E. I Am the Good Shepherd – John 10:11-14
F. I Am the Resurrection and the Life – John 11:25
G. I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life – John 14:6
H. I Am the Vine – John 15:1, 5

III. Words – vs. 34-36
A. “You are gods.” – Psa. 82:6
B. It isn’t really about “words”

1. Judges act in God’s stead and with His authority
2. Jesus acts in God’s stead and with His authority – John 12:49; 14:10

IV. Works – vs. 37-39
A. Examine the Works – Isa. 61:1-2

1. Water to Wine – John 2:11
2. Nobleman’s son healed – John 4:48-51
3. Lame man healed – John 5:8-9
4. Feeding the 5000 – John 6:11-13
5. Walking on Water – John 6:16-21
6. Sight for the Blind – John 9:1-7
7. Raising Lazarus – John 11:43-44
8. Miraculous Catch of Fish – John 21:6-11
   B. Believe Me, or Believe the Works – Matt. 7:17-18
   C. Attempt to Seize

V. Witness – vs. 40-42
A. A Faithful Witness – John’s testimony is true – John 1:6-9, 19-34
B. Many Believed